AQUARIUS(January 20 - February 18) You'll be angry if those you live with aren't pulling their weight. You can come into money; however, perhaps not under the best circumstances. You can make changes to your living quarters, but not everyone will be pleased with your efforts.

CAPRICORN(December 22 - January 19) Social activities that involve the whole family will be enjoyable. Don't let your emotions interfere with moneymaking deals. Your talent will be recognized.

CANCER(June 21 - July 22) Be careful while traveling. Have a heart-to-heart talk with family and find out what the problems are. If possible, rely on coworkers to back your objectives, and talk to superiors in order to get approval.

LEO(July 23 - August 22) Chances are you could get stuck with a colleague's job unexpectedly. The personal problems you may be having are interfering with your productivity. Put all your energy into moneymaking ventures.

PISCES(February 19 - March 20) You can ask for favors or run your ideas by those who will be able to support your objectives. You will enjoy getting together with friends. You will have to be careful not to fall into traps set by jealous colleagues.

GEMINI(May 21 - June 20) You will be able to borrow money in order to invest. You would be best to work late in order to avoid such disharmony. You will want to take off and have some recreation.

TAURUS(April 20 - May 20) You may feel that someone at work is holding you back. You can make a serious attempt at quitting those bad habits that you've picked up over the years. Promotions will be yours if you have acted professionally in times of crisis.

SAGITTARIUS(November 22 - December 21) If you can't trust someone, question the connection. Your ability to communicate with ease will win the hearts of those you are in touch with today. You can offer your help to others but back off if they appear to be offended by your persistence.

SCORPIO(October 23 - November 21) You should sign up for creative courses. Concentrate on your work. Jealous coworkers may try to sabotage your attempts to get ahead. Take care of the needs or responsibilities of elders.

LIBRA(September 23 - October 22) You will gain new friends if you get involved in environmental issues. Do something special for them. Do not jump to conclusions concerning your romantic partner.

VIRGO(August 23 - September 22) Business trips will be more productive than trying to fight the red tape facing you. Things are looking good for you, so open your eyes and get to it. Changes in your residence may be financially favorable.

ARIES(March 21 - April 19)Abrupt changes in your home may send you for a loop. Include friends and family members in your redecorating plans. Losses are likely if you aren't careful where you leave your valuables.

Stress and Magick

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Submitted by: Jakethesnake

As a young adult entering a career in electrical engineering and taking care of five younger siblings while saving up enough money to buy a car and find a part time job, I'd be first person to tell you its not the simplest task in the world to maintain a tranquil mind at all times. Personally, I find the the ability to walk through life with a consistently placid attitude to be magick in its purest form. Something that, while it can be done, takes years to master. In my opinion, you can only reach this goal if you are truly enlightened. Human emotions are the enemy of magic; unfortunately, as humans we have to endure them everyday, but if you want to practice any form of magick you need to train yourself to overcome them to a certain extent.

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I find the most challenging aspect of Magick to be the virtue of patience. I live in a very stressful environment. It isn't the easiest thing in the world to constantly hone my meditational skills while keeping five children in line and trying to have a social life. I used to try and train my mind in little bits here and there. I've realized lately, this is the wrong way to go. I've found that trying to focus on a meditation and calm a screaming baby at the same time, doesn't usually work out very well. It only ends up frustrating and makes you give up. This is the problem for most beginners. They don't understand that they have to give up a little bit of their free time to actually meditate in a quiet, uninterrupted environment.

Every variation of magick is similar in one aspect, be it Witchcraft, Voudou, Necromancy, Invocation, Shamanism or Qigong. All of these require deep concentration. It's my personal philosophy that if your attention is divided, so is your energy.

''Magick'' energy isn't used solely for ''magickal'' purposes. You use this energy in day to day activity. Human emotions disorganize the energy that should be evenly distributed throughout your body (your chakras if you want to get technical). Stress actually causes your energy to clump up in single areas of your body. This energy clumping can cause fasciculations (muscle twitches), usually in your arm or eye. Keeping your energy evenly aligned in your body puts stress and it many side effects in their place.

Stress essentially renders you powerless if you are trying to cast spells or use your energy in any way; meditating alleviates stress and enhances your magickal abilities. Not to mention, ridding yourself of stress generally makes your life easier to cope with. To maintain a healthy level of stress and eliminate difficulty and get more results when spell casting (or anything else magick related), I suggest you find time to meditate at least once everyday. Find a time that's best for you, make it a habit.''

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